SPRINGFIELD - Narcotics detectives arrested two Pine Point residents Wednesday on drug trafficking and weapons charges after a raid of their residence revealed $25,000 in crack cocaine hidden in a refrigerator and a stolen assault rifle in a bedroom closet, police said.

Members of the police Narcotics Unit, under the command of Lt. Charles Cook, executed a obtained a search warrant at 719 Berkshire Ave. just before 10:30 a.m., said Springfield Police Sgt. John M. Delaney, aide to Commissioner William J. Fitchet.

Arrested were residents David Dykes, 28, and Janet Andrews, 25.

Janet Andrews

Each was charged with trafficking cocaine in excess of 200 grams, possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of OxyContin with intent to distribute, possession of an assault rifle without a license, possession of ammunition without a firearms identification card, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, receiving a stolen firearm, and violation of a drug-free school zone.

Dykes had been on probation for a previous cocaine trafficking case.

If convicted, each faces a mandatory 17 years in prison for the cocaine possession and school zone violations, Delaney said.

Officers followed Dykes from his home en route to making a delivery. They stopped his car at Slater Avenue and Grayson Drive and found him in possession of nine grams of crack, Delaney said.

Andrews was arrested at 719 Berkshire Ave. Police found 300 grams, or about 10.5 ounces, of crack cocaine and power cocaine in a refrigerator. Delaney said the street value of the drugs is around $25,000.

In a bedroom closet, police found an SKS Chinese model assault rifle and 10 rounds of ammunition. The rifle's serial number was traced back to a weapon that had been reported stolen from an East Longmeadow house burglary, Delaney said.

Police also found 24 OxyContin tablets, and $2,266 in cash.

Delaney said Dykes is a member of the Eastern Avenue Posse street gang.

"The arrest is a major hit for the crack cocaine trade and for the Eastern Avenue gang," Delaney said.

The arrests are part of Commission Fitchet's "full-court press" against the narcotics trade in Springfield, Delaney said.